In short, the report is the only real statistical report we have. It was done under the auspices of the UN and it is an important report. Of course there are economic reasons for which farmers leave their land and go to do something else. But, it is quite a different question around tenure rights and the problem of evictions. It is not the same question you are asking and we can talk about it in more detail outside. Thank you.
Implications of state's custodianship of mineral resources in terms of legislation
318. Mr S K Louw (ANC) asked the Minister of Minerals and Energy:
What does the state's custodianship of mineral resources, provided for by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, Act 28 of 2002, (a) mean in terms of the advocacy of transformation and (b) seek to achieve in the long term?NO2097E